In a World of Fear
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Disclaimer: I own nothing, except this story. I also own the name Serori, so no stealing! It's my Saiya-jin name. I gave it to Pan temporarily.
A/N: I love you guys...please don't hurt me...
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Ages:
Trunks: 22
Pan: 16
AU Trunks: 27
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Chapter 8: Separation
In the city...
"That breakfast was good, wasn't it?" Trunks asked.
"Are you sure it wasn't poisoned?" Pan questioned. He glared down at her, and she couldn't help but giggle. "So where are we headed to?"
"The mall, I guess."
Pan twitched at those words. Trunks noticed and looked down.
"Come on, Pan. I'm not Bra. I'm not going to drag you into any boutiques or stores like that." Pan whimpered. "Pan-chan..."
"I get to pick the first store." Pan answered quietly.
"Okay, Serori-chan," Trunks said in a soft voice while continuing to walk. Pan came to a halt and blushed.
"What did you call me?" she asked.
"I don't know. What did I call you?" he answered the question with a question.
"I believe you called me 'Serori-chan,'" Pan told him.
"Did I really?"
"You haven't called me that since I was eight," Pan smiled.
"Good memories," Trunks said. Pan laughed. "Hey, how about getting some ice cream," he said pointing across the street top an ice cream parlor.
Pan nodded her approval as he draped his arm over her shoulders and walked across the street. As soon as they were almost in the middle of the road, a car seemed to appear out of nowhere and raced towards them. Trunks brought Pan close to him, dodged the car, and rolled into oncoming traffic. The oncoming car screeched to a halt missing them by an inch.
"Pan-chan, open your eyes," Trunks cooed. She slowly opened her eyes and looked up at him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled herself into him taking in his scent. The person driving the first car got out and walked towards them. It was A.U. Trunks. He looked down at the two of them and smirked. Pan looked up at him and saw the expression on his face.
"You will die," A.U. Trunks mouthed to Pan. He walked over to them.
"Are you guys alright? I'm so sorry. I didn't see you two crossing," he said holding out his hand.
"Stay away from us!" Pan screamed.
"Pan? He's just trying to help us," Trunks said looking down at her.
"He tried to kill us! He had every intention of running us over!" Pan cried nearing hysterics.
"Pan! What are you talking about?" Trunks asked. "He's letting us stay at his house and is being very kind to us, and now, you accuse him of attempting to kill us?"
"Trunks, he is. You believe me, don't you?" Pan asked gripping his shirt. He looked down at her unbelievingly, and she could feel his disappointment in her. "Please, believe me, Trunks. Please."
"Pan, you're imagining thing. These people go out of their way to help us. They gave us shelter and food, and you accuse him of attempted murder when it was just an accident!"
"Stop yelling at me!"
"I'm not yelling at you. I just want you to see that he is helping us, right?" Trunks asked , looking at the older man.
"Yes," AU Trunks answered.
"Who do you believe? Him or me?"
"Pan, you're acting like a child," Trunks replied.
"Him or me?" she asked a little louder.
"You don't know how ridiculous you sound."
"Answer me!"
"I believe him, Pan! I believe Trunks because he is making more sense than you are."
Pan fell silent as her eyes grew wide with shock, confusion, and fear.
"Trunks," Pan said quietly, new tears shining in her eyes. She pushed away from him, broke free from his grasp, and ran as fast as she could.
"Pan!" Trunks yelled after her.
"Don't worry about her. She'll be alright," AU Trunks said.
"I hope you're right," Trunks answered. 'You better come back to me alive, Pan-chan.'
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In a dark room...
"Good, they have separated," said a figure.
"Yes, they are now vulnerable, vulnerable to deception. Especially the girl," said a male voice.
"True, she did seem quite...distraught," the first voice laughed.
"So, what's the plan?" said a voice on the computer screen.
"Get her," the male voice smirked.
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"Why didn't you believe me, Trunks?" Pan asked. She looked at her surroundings. She was deep in a forest leaning against a tree looking at a lake. "You promised me that you would always be there for me. Why aren't you here now?"
She was too lost in her thoughts to notice a dark figure advancing on her from behind. It wasn't until she felt a pair of arms wrap around her did she become aware that someone was there. Pan began to struggle against the hold.
"Let go of me! Stop it!" she yelled.
"I'm afraid I can't do that," her captor said.
"Help! Please, somebody help me!"
"It's no use screaming. No one can hear you."
"Trunks!" Pan screamed.
"I'm right here." Pan whipped around, broke the grasp, and saw the person who became her nightmare.
"Oh, Dende. Not you. Not you," Pan pleaded as tears threatened to fall from her eyes.
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A/N: Oh, yes. I'm so evil! Mwhahaha! Review and I'll update.
Thanks to...
Trupan: You'll find out why Bulma's acting mean later on in the story. Or this chapter explains it somewhat. No, it wasn't Vegeta who tried to kill Pan. The update is here, finally! Yay!!
coolkitty2: No please don't be cranky. I luv you to much to make you cranky. Anyways, I'm back and I'm sorry for making you wait. It's true I had a lot of school work, studying for midterms and SATs (which I'm still studying for), having my computer crash...again..., and just being banned from my computer because of grades and such. However, I'm back and I'm alive...I think... yeah. I hope you enjoyed this chapter.
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Disclaimer: I own nothing, except this story. I also own the name Serori, so no stealing! It's my Saiya-jin name. I gave it to Pan temporarily.
A/N: I love you guys...please don't hurt me...
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Ages:
Trunks: 22
Pan: 16
AU Trunks: 27
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Chapter 8: Separation
In the city...
"That breakfast was good, wasn't it?" Trunks asked.
"Are you sure it wasn't poisoned?" Pan questioned. He glared down at her, and she couldn't help but giggle. "So where are we headed to?"
"The mall, I guess."
Pan twitched at those words. Trunks noticed and looked down.
"Come on, Pan. I'm not Bra. I'm not going to drag you into any boutiques or stores like that." Pan whimpered. "Pan-chan..."
"I get to pick the first store." Pan answered quietly.
"Okay, Serori-chan," Trunks said in a soft voice while continuing to walk. Pan came to a halt and blushed.
"What did you call me?" she asked.
"I don't know. What did I call you?" he answered the question with a question.
"I believe you called me 'Serori-chan,'" Pan told him.
"Did I really?"
"You haven't called me that since I was eight," Pan smiled.
"Good memories," Trunks said. Pan laughed. "Hey, how about getting some ice cream," he said pointing across the street top an ice cream parlor.
Pan nodded her approval as he draped his arm over her shoulders and walked across the street. As soon as they were almost in the middle of the road, a car seemed to appear out of nowhere and raced towards them. Trunks brought Pan close to him, dodged the car, and rolled into oncoming traffic. The oncoming car screeched to a halt missing them by an inch.
"Pan-chan, open your eyes," Trunks cooed. She slowly opened her eyes and looked up at him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled herself into him taking in his scent. The person driving the first car got out and walked towards them. It was A.U. Trunks. He looked down at the two of them and smirked. Pan looked up at him and saw the expression on his face.
"You will die," A.U. Trunks mouthed to Pan. He walked over to them.
"Are you guys alright? I'm so sorry. I didn't see you two crossing," he said holding out his hand.
"Stay away from us!" Pan screamed.
"Pan? He's just trying to help us," Trunks said looking down at her.
"He tried to kill us! He had every intention of running us over!" Pan cried nearing hysterics.
"Pan! What are you talking about?" Trunks asked. "He's letting us stay at his house and is being very kind to us, and now, you accuse him of attempting to kill us?"
"Trunks, he is. You believe me, don't you?" Pan asked gripping his shirt. He looked down at her unbelievingly, and she could feel his disappointment in her. "Please, believe me, Trunks. Please."
"Pan, you're imagining thing. These people go out of their way to help us. They gave us shelter and food, and you accuse him of attempted murder when it was just an accident!"
"Stop yelling at me!"
"I'm not yelling at you. I just want you to see that he is helping us, right?" Trunks asked , looking at the older man.
"Yes," AU Trunks answered.
"Who do you believe? Him or me?"
"Pan, you're acting like a child," Trunks replied.
"Him or me?" she asked a little louder.
"You don't know how ridiculous you sound."
"Answer me!"
"I believe him, Pan! I believe Trunks because he is making more sense than you are."
Pan fell silent as her eyes grew wide with shock, confusion, and fear.
"Trunks," Pan said quietly, new tears shining in her eyes. She pushed away from him, broke free from his grasp, and ran as fast as she could.
"Pan!" Trunks yelled after her.
"Don't worry about her. She'll be alright," AU Trunks said.
"I hope you're right," Trunks answered. 'You better come back to me alive, Pan-chan.'
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In a dark room...
"Good, they have separated," said a figure.
"Yes, they are now vulnerable, vulnerable to deception. Especially the girl," said a male voice.
"True, she did seem quite...distraught," the first voice laughed.
"So, what's the plan?" said a voice on the computer screen.
"Get her," the male voice smirked.
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"Why didn't you believe me, Trunks?" Pan asked. She looked at her surroundings. She was deep in a forest leaning against a tree looking at a lake. "You promised me that you would always be there for me. Why aren't you here now?"
She was too lost in her thoughts to notice a dark figure advancing on her from behind. It wasn't until she felt a pair of arms wrap around her did she become aware that someone was there. Pan began to struggle against the hold.
"Let go of me! Stop it!" she yelled.
"I'm afraid I can't do that," her captor said.
"Help! Please, somebody help me!"
"It's no use screaming. No one can hear you."
"Trunks!" Pan screamed.
"I'm right here." Pan whipped around, broke the grasp, and saw the person who became her nightmare.
"Oh, Dende. Not you. Not you," Pan pleaded as tears threatened to fall from her eyes.
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A/N: Oh, yes. I'm so evil! Mwhahaha! Review and I'll update.
Thanks to...
Trupan: You'll find out why Bulma's acting mean later on in the story. Or this chapter explains it somewhat. No, it wasn't Vegeta who tried to kill Pan. The update is here, finally! Yay!!
coolkitty2: No please don't be cranky. I luv you to much to make you cranky. Anyways, I'm back and I'm sorry for making you wait. It's true I had a lot of school work, studying for midterms and SATs (which I'm still studying for), having my computer crash...again..., and just being banned from my computer because of grades and such. However, I'm back and I'm alive...I think... yeah. I hope you enjoyed this chapter.